Hi, I’ve been offered a 12 months (likely with extension) contractor position for a senior data engineer position in a big pharma company in Basel. I think the offer is weak and would like to know from you if I’m miscalculating anything. Offer: 86chf/hour all inclusive, projected NET is 9242.57chf/month for a perfect 160h workload. Realistically, out of the total 2080 hours in a year, you remove 20 days of vacations and 10 between public holidays and sick days at least, so 1760h / year would be the number we’re looking at. Meaning, the average net per month would sit at 1760 * 9242.57 / 160 / 12 = 8472 chf/month net This is a 16.7% increase over the current monthly salary, so I would consider this offer weak even if it was a permanent position, let alone a contractor one. Am I wrong in this assessment? Is there some data on rates or you have direct knowledge on this for a senior data eng position at a pharma company? I’ve read rates for 800 to 1600 chf/ day which would mean at least 100+chf/h, but I’m not sure about the validity of these figures as they’re anecdotal. Would you consider this position even given the weak financial gain for long term ROI? submitted by /u/ReferenceHot6517
Originally posted by u/ReferenceHot6517 on r/Switzerland